Global Forest Fragmentation
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Global Forest Fragmentation
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Author : Chris J. Kettle
language : en
Publisher: Cabi
Release Date : 2014
Global Forest Fragmentation written by Chris J. Kettle and has been published by Cabi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Science categories.
This book with 10 chapters (following an Introduction) covers the major questions of forest fragmentation as general questions affecting the world's forest biodiversity, ecosystem function and ecosystem services. These are not merely case studies from particular places in the world, confirming what we already know. Rather, these are carefully selected topics that provide a broad overview of the major questions confronting forest ecologists, conservation biologists and environmental policy makers. Among the key themes throughout the book are whether land sharing or land intensification represents a better way to protect biodiversity, if subsidies from carbon sequestration programmes such as REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) can provide a permanent solution to forest conservation and how forest fragments will be able to persist during a changing climate. An additional topic is the extent to which government policies can reverse the effects of forest fragmentation and rebuild the forest systems that can protect biodiversity. As such, this book will make excellent reading for graduate students seeking to understand the general topic of forest fragmentation and to discern which are the major questions of current concern. Furthermore, this will provide a valuable reference for environmental policy makers, while conservation biologists and ecologists can use these essays to develop a cutting-edge research agenda.
Global Forest Fragmentation
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Author : Chris J Kettle
language : en
Publisher: CABI
Release Date : 2014-09-12
Global Forest Fragmentation written by Chris J Kettle and has been published by CABI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-12 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Forest fragmentation will inevitably continue over the coming years, especially in developing economies. This book provides a cutting edge review of the multi-disciplinary sciences related to studies of global forest fragmentation. It specifically addresses cross-cutting themes from both an ecological and a social sciences perspective. The ultimate goal of Global Forest Fragmentation is to provide a detailed scientific base to support future forest landscape management and planning to meet global environmental and societal needs.
Habitat Fragmentation And Landscape Change
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Author : David B. Lindenmayer
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2013-02-22
Habitat Fragmentation And Landscape Change written by David B. Lindenmayer and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-22 with Nature categories.
Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a groundbreaking work that brings together a wealth of information from a wide range of sources to define the ecological problems caused by landscape change and to highlight the relationships among landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation. The book: synthesizes a large body of information from the scientific literature considers key theoretical principles for examining and predicting effects examines the range of effects that can arise explores ways of mitigating impacts reviews approaches to studying the problem discusses knowledge gaps and future areas for research and management Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change offers a unique mix of theoretical and practical information, outlining general principles and approaches and illustrating those principles with case studies from around the world. It represents a definitive overview and synthesis on the full range of topics that fall under the widely used but often vaguely defined term "habitat fragmentation."
Patterns And Processes In Forest Landscapes
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Author : Raffaele Lafortezza
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-08-30
Patterns And Processes In Forest Landscapes written by Raffaele Lafortezza and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-30 with Science categories.
Increasing evidence suggests that the composition and spatial configuration – the pattern – of forest landscapes affect many ecological processes, including the movement and persistence of particular species, the susceptibility and spread of disturbances such as fires or pest outbreaks, and the redistribution of matter and nutrients. Understanding these issues is key to the successful management of complex, multifunctional forest landscapes, and landscape ecology, based on a foundation of island bio-geography and meta-population dynamic theories, provides the rationale to deal with this pattern-to-process interaction at different spatial and temporal scales. This carefully edited volume represents a stimulating addition to the international literature on landscape ecology and resource management. It provides key insights into some of the applicable landscape ecological theories that underlie forest management, with a specific focus on how forest management can benefit from landscape ecology, and how landscape ecology can be advanced by tackling challenging problems in forest (landscape) management. It also presents a series of case studies from Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and Australia exploring the issues of disturbance, diversity, management, and scale, and with a specific focus on how human intervention affects forest landscapes and, in turn, how landscapes influence humans and their culture. An important reference for advanced students and researchers in landscape ecology, conservation biology, forest ecology, natural resource management and ecology across multiple scales, the book will also appeal to researchers and practitioners in reserve design, ecological restoration, forest management, landscape planning and landscape architecture.
Tropical Rain Forest Ecology Diversity And Conservation
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Author : Jaboury Ghazoul
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-05-20
Tropical Rain Forest Ecology Diversity And Conservation written by Jaboury Ghazoul and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-20 with Nature categories.
This is a comprehensive, attractive, and readable introduction to tropical rain forest ecology, biogeography, and management. It tackles the subject at local, regional, and global scales, and is both up-to-date and fully integrated across disciplines.
Global Forest Monitoring From Earth Observation
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Author : Frederic Achard
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2016-04-19
Global Forest Monitoring From Earth Observation written by Frederic Achard and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-19 with Nature categories.
Covering recent developments in satellite observation data undertaken for monitoring forest areas from global to national levels, this book highlights operational tools and systems for monitoring forest ecosystems. It also tackles the technical issues surrounding the ability to produce accurate and consistent estimates of forest area changes, which are needed to report greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use changes. Written by leading global experts in the field, this book offers a launch point for future advances in satellite-based monitoring of global forest resources. It gives readers a deeper understanding of monitoring methods and shows how state-of-art technologies may soon provide key data for creating more balanced policies.
Biodiversity And Conservation In Forests
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Author : Diana F. Tomback
language : en
Publisher: MDPI
Release Date : 2019-01-18
Biodiversity And Conservation In Forests written by Diana F. Tomback and has been published by MDPI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-18 with Nature categories.
This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Biodiversity and Conservation in Forests" that was published in Forests
Conservation Biology For All
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Author : Navjot S. Sodhi
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-01-07
Conservation Biology For All written by Navjot S. Sodhi and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-07 with Nature categories.
Conservation Biology for All provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology with the principal aim of disseminating cutting-edge conservation knowledge as widely as possible. Important topics such as balancing conversion and human needs, climate change, conservation planning, designing and analyzing conservation research, ecosystem services, endangered species management, extinctions, fire, habitat loss, and invasive species are covered. Numerous textboxes describing additional relevant material or case studies are also included. The global biodiversity crisis is now unstoppable; what can be saved in the developing world will require an educated constituency in both the developing and developed world. Habitat loss is particularly acute in developing countries, which is of special concern because it tends to be these locations where the greatest species diversity and richest centres of endemism are to be found. Sadly, developing world conservation scientists have found it difficult to access an authoritative textbook, which is particularly ironic since it is these countries where the potential benefits of knowledge application are greatest. There is now an urgent need to educate the next generation of scientists in developing countries, so that they are in a better position to protect their natural resources.
Biodiversity Loss And Conservation In Fragmented Forest Landscapes
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Author : Adrian C. Newton
language : en
Publisher: CABI
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Biodiversity Loss And Conservation In Fragmented Forest Landscapes written by Adrian C. Newton and has been published by CABI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Science categories.
Based on a field research on the changing montane and temperate rainforests of Mexico and South America. By concentrating on these largely overlooked environments, this work allows for comparative analysis across areas and helps identify how human disturbance has impacted the biodiversity of all forest types.
Emerging Threats To Tropical Forests
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Author : William F. Laurance
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2006-10
Emerging Threats To Tropical Forests written by William F. Laurance and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10 with Nature categories.
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